Edmond Safra | |
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Born | Edmond J. Safra 6 August 1932 |
Died | 3 December 1999 | (aged 67)
Nationality | Lebanese Brazilian[1][2] |
Occupation | Banker |
Spouse | |
Parent(s) | Jacob Safra Esther Safra |
Relatives | Joseph Safra (brother) Moise Safra (brother) |
Edmond J. Safra (Arabic: ادموند يعقوب صفرا; 6 August 1932 – 3 December 1999) was a Lebanese-Brazilian billionaire banker and philanthropist of Syrian descent. He continued his family tradition of banking in Brazil and Switzerland, and was married to Lily Watkins from 1976 until his death.[4] He died in a fire that attracted wide media interest, and was judicially determined to be due to arson.